A clustering approach to segmenting users of internet-based risk calculators

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-252

  Harle, Christopher A ^a   Downs, J S ^b   Padman, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Consumer health information; Internet; Risk assessment; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80053489608     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME09-01-0080     Document Type: Article

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